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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...

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Add DISP sub parameter options for CICS TDQ dynamic allocation

When defining a dynamically allocated CICS Extra Partition Transient Data Queue for output using dynamic allocation, the documentation at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cics-ts/5.5?topic=resources-tdqueue-attributes indicates three options are availa...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Type 4 DB2 driver compatability in CICS OSGI JVM server

Support Type 4 DB2 drivers from OSGI JVM's also address the integrity issues, commit and roll back
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide host code page 1379 support for 3270 session

Host code page 1379 is recently assigned by IBM Globalization Center of Competency to provide Traditional Chinese Extended Mixed Host, extension including Traditional Chinese, HKSCS, Simplified Chinese.IBM internal Lotus Notes Database:Notes://D01...
about 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

API to fill manually the Remote Error List

In IDz we would like to offer to our developers the Remote Error list filled with the compile errors / warnings / information of Cobol Programs. Since we have a multi-step-compile we cannot use the usual way for this feature due to a shift of the ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Future consideration

ZWS Support for SMF Exit IEFU86

z/OS 2.3 introduced SMF Exit IEFU086, which is being recommended to use in place of IEFU83, IEFU84, and IEFU85 since it can handle the new extended SMF record header. IEFU86 is currently not documented nor is a customized sample version shipped wi...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Errormessage should be written at Joblog when UserID / Password request is used and "FALLBACKBASICAUTH" is set to NO

"FALLBACKBASICAUTH=NO" is set in our CTG-Init member for processing JSON WEB tokens to not allow logins with UserID and Password. If the CTG application try to login with UserID and Password, the CTG request in the application receives an error m...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Planned for future release

Please create/update izpca with record definition and tables for SMF 116 class 4 report and SMF_115 subtype 5,6,7

MQ team has been advised by IBM to use these reports and the IZPCA product doesn't have these defined.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Request IBM supplied fonts supporting 1379

Our Hong Kong application require FONTs supporting code page 1379. from IBM document https://www-40.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zOSV2R5GA321048/$file/e0zx100_v2r5.pdf There is not FONT supporting CP 1379. Do IBM have any planni...
over 2 years ago in Printsw 3 Not under consideration

Flexible hostname lookup when using a proxy

Flexible hostname lookup is needed when using a proxy. CICS acting as a client can consume services/APIs on both internal (customer) and external (internet) networks. When consuming external services, CICS needs to route requests out through a pro...
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

CICS PA and ODM Metrics within CICS

Within CICS Performance Analyzer is the capability to view the components that make up the response time of a transaction. As an example, I can determine how much time was spent in DB2, in MQ and other subsystems that CICS uses to complete a unit ...
about 10 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration